Altar Linen Refresher Altar linens are items that usually go unnoticed by most parishioners. The care of linens Often altars are bare of having linens, or altars have worn and stained linens. As many of us return to our respective church sacristies following the sporadic nature of summer schedules, there is often a bit of house keeping needed to put things in order. It is a good idea to take inventory of the altar linens, and put a call in to all members of the altar guild to return… Read more Altar Linens →
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We know many churches would love to have new vestments or altar hangings. But for many churches, the ideas never go beyond being an idea. Creating church vestments is often… Read more Sewing Church Vestments and Linens: 10 Tips for Success →
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Thomas Aquinas is universally known as one of the greatest teachers and writers within the Catholic tradition. Canonized by the Catholic church in 1323, Saint Thomas Aquinas is… Read more St. Thomas Aquinas →
Epiphany: A Celebration with Varied Traditions If your family is like most families in America, the chances are that gifts are exchanged on either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.… Read more Epiphany: A Celebration with Varied Traditions →
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Lent Color and Fabric Choices – Which is your favorite? It’s the beginning of a New Year and Lent is only a few weeks away. Many churches have plans for… Read more Lent Vestment Fabric – Violets and Golds →
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New Year’s Greetings on this Festival Day. Many enjoy the day as the beginning of a New Year. But January 1st is also a Feast Day of the Solemnity of… Read more Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God | Ecclesiastical Sewing (2019) →
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The Christmas Rose Vestment set has been a personal favorite of mine. There are several things about the set that keeps drawing me back to it. The first is the… Read more Christmas Rose Vestments →
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Advent Antiphon 3: O Radix Jesse As we all prepare for the hustle and bustle of Advent, it is good to take a look at why this is important. In… Read more O Radix Jesse →
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Which linen is the best for use in making altar linens or for sewing church linens? That question comes up frequently from our clients at Ecclesiastical Sewing who are interested… Read more Altar Linen Fabric Selection →
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As the weather turns colder, it brings thoughts of a cozy fireplace, soft music and something relaxing to wile away the afternoon. In the Ecclesiastical Sewing workroom, that usually means… Read more Church Linen Hand Embroidery Design for Purificator →
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Linens are an item used everyday or every week in the life of most churches. Linens are used for the most sacred and important part of a church service during… Read more Small Altar Linens and a Gift for You →
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Ecclesiastical Sewing has some exciting news to announce! We have an email subscription! Click on the link below or go to the Ecclesiastical Sewing website and store front to sign… Read more Email sign up form and small church linen booklet →
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Linen. What is not to love about this fabric, especially when it is used for making altar linens that will be used during Holy Communion or the Eucharist? And what… Read more Linen Fabric and Small Altar Linens →
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It has taken almost two years for our dream to become a reality. This dream began with a search to find the fabrics, patterns, embroidery designs and knowledge needed for… Read more Grand Opening Special: Stole Kit and Pastoral Stole Pattern →
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Today I would like to talk about linen and those vestments and vestures made of linen. While doing some reading on linen pieces, I came across this brilliant thought from… Read more Church Linen–Roulin →
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